i am doug mcelway. >> i am pamela brown in for alison starling. great to have you with us on this friday morning. time for traffic and weather every 10 minutes. >> let's begin with meteorologist adam caskey. we are looking forward to the weekend. is there any possibility of sunshine? >> there's a chance especially at certain points throughout the day on sunday. overall, it's going to be gray skies with off and on periods of rain showers. not a total washout. you will have a chance to get out and try the bbicycle here and there. not the bright sunshine we've become used to. 44 degrees in rockville, 52 in the district. partly sunny today. high temperatures near 70 degrees with a light northerly wind. if near 60 degrees tomorrow with a light shower. >> blogging ok on 66 and 95 in virginia. 395 has a slowdown in the hov lane with a broken-down bus

before seminary road. it's on the shoulder, but causing a slight distraction. let's look at the geico camera. there's a brief delay in the hov lane at seminary road. newschopper 7 in the next report. back to you. >> our top story this morning, new developments from the deadly mass shooting in southeast washington. prosecutors have dropped charges against a 14-year-old once thought to be behind the wheel during a drive-by. police have arrested two more people and the third is still on the run. kathy park has more details from police headquarters. >> district officials took an extraordinary step identifying 14-year-old malik carter, they don't normally reveal names of juvenile suspects. but, according to d.c. attorney

general peter nickles, this had to be done to -- provide safety for the young man. >> there were circumstances at the time to arrest carter. but as the investigation progressed, there was significant development among the witnesses in terms of the interviews and what they were saying about what happened. >> police found the teenager in a nearby school moments after four suspects jumped out of the getaway van. but after looking closely at fingerprint evidence on thursday d.c. attorney general peter nickles publicly cleared carter's name. >> in a perfect world, we would never have mistakes. >> he said they are revealing the names so that there would not be retribution against him. the family members are confused. >> you had an eyewitness that

identified these kids. >> officials have arrested two more adults. 22-year-old robert bost and 22- year-old lamar williams facing multiple murder charges. a search warrant has been issued for third adult suspect. according to the police chief, the name of the suspect has not been released for safety reasons. kathy park reporting. >> thank you. prince george's county police are investigating a violent home invasion and abduction. it happened last night at home on atwood street in district heights. one or more armed men conducted a male resident in a black chrysler 300 and the victims still missing. another person sustained a head injury. >> new developments in the oil rig explosion. rescue crews are losing hope of finding the 11 missing workers alive.

but that's giving way to an environmental tragedy. the oil rig is underwater now and could potentially be leaking hundreds of thousands of gallons of crude oil into the gulf of mexico. mike is in a satellite center with more. >> good morning. they've been missing since the old brick exploded in flames in the gulf of mexico. authorities are turning their focus to containing the oil spill which could threaten the fragile ecosystem of the louisiana and mississippi coast. the deep water rise and burned two days before it sank yesterday morning. -- deep water horizon oil rig. it could be a disaster destroying byrd and fish habitats. steamboats are sucking up oily water from the service. the coast guard has not given up

the search for those missing. family members are holding out hope. most of the crew survived, jumping into lifeboats or into the gulf waters. 17 were taken to the hospital, four critical. if thif the wind changes, the ol could come ashore before the weekend. >> thank you. as a beloved d.c. middle school principal is laid to rest, investigators are deguzmauncovering new details. they're looking for a second vehicle that was seen near his home. developments coming up. but the senate prepares to vote on a financial reform bill. president obama has a message for wall street, there will be no more bailouts. >> the free-market was never meant to be a free license to take whatever you can get, however you can get it.

>> president obama cao did the bill as a way to protect taxpayers. republicans say it makes the government too intrusive. the senate will hold a test vote on the bill this coming monday. a new report says senior employees at the securities and exchange commission spent hours looking at pornography while there were supposed to be policing the financial system. the inspector general uncovered 33 violations over the past five years. 31 of those took place since the financial crisis began more than two years ago. the agency has not commented on the inspector general's report. >> president obama's healthcare overhaul will increase government costs instead of bringing them down. medicare cuts may be unrealistic and unsustainable. a new plan to tackle metro posing as a budget shortfall

could have passengers digging deeper into their pockets. yesterday the interim general manager proposed raising the minimum peake rail fare from $1.65 up $1.90. the peak buster would go up to $1.50. weekend if train service would be over at 2:00 a.m. instead of 3:00. the board will make a final decision. still ahead, the redskins make a move toward the future. we will have highlights from draft day and a preview of what is next. >> we have a traffic alert ahead of a busy weekend. we will tell you which roads to avoid in d.c. first, a sunny friday and an unsettled weekend. we will tell you what to expect in traffic and

>> we have a nice friday in store. not bad right now, around 54 much of our area. mainly 55 downtown. mid 40's in outlying areas. a storm system is off to our west in colorado right now. it will slowly push eastward. the action around the frontal boundary is will affect our weekend weather. the low pressure system will hang around through the weekend and into the early part of next week, giving us mainly gray skies with periods of rain and a few thunderstorms. partly cloudy today, high- temperature near 70.

if tomorrow, gray skies and a few off and on light showers, noticeably cooler. unsettled this weekend even through tuesday. by wednesday we will clear out finally. >> we are good on 95 in virginia northbound with just a brief delay forming close to the prince william parkway. newschopper 7 is tracking 95 traffic. they are headed toward fredericksburg. right now they're flying over norton, va.. they're heading south. looks like we are in good shape right now between there and the beltway. we'll find out what happens later. on the maryland side, if there's normal travel times on 270. 66 is quiet between centreville and the beltway. the greenway, told ardi and andy

look good. >> the world bank and imf meeting will take place in downtown washington. 7:30 denied until 5:00 sunday night to the will be road closures. -- that is starting tonight. >> 53 degrees on this friday morning. >> coming up, some researchers are classifying tanning as an addiction. >> first, we'll tell you about tributes planned for the

>> you are watching abc 7's good morning washington. with doug mcelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, and lisa baden with traffic.

this is good morning washington, on your side. >> in our top stories, prosecutors have dropped all charges against a 14-year-old boy accused in taking part in last month's mass shooting in southeast d.c. that left four dead. this came after the d.c. attorney general's office received evidence that clear to the teenager. police have made two more arrests in the case and are still looking for another suspect. crews are working to prevent a major environmental disaster afterburning oil rig sank. it could spill more than 300,000 gallons of oil a day into the gulf. the chances that 11 missing workers survived tuesday's explosion are slim. the coast guard is expected to call off the search today. former republican vice presidential candidate sarah palin will testify today of the trial of tennessee college student accused of hacking into her private e-mail accounts.

the 22-year-old david cornell faces several charges. an fbi agent yesterday testified on how he was able to piece together evidence from the young man's computer. >> we have details about funeral arrangements for civil rights pioneer darth the heights. she died tuesday at talha university hospital at the age of 98. her body will lie in repose on tuesday at the national council of negro women dorothy height building. thursday a funeral at the national cathedral. she will be buried afterwards at fort lincoln cemetery in maryland. police have uncovered new clues into the murder of d.c. school principal brian betts. detectives are searching for a second vehicle seen around the time they believe he was murdered. they believe this could lead them to his killer. now more. but it's not just two vehicles but at least two suspects. that is what montgomery county police said was likely involved in the murder of brian betts.

>> we believe he was alive at least up to 11:30 p.m. wednesday. this vehicle was seen near his home 45 minutes after that time. >> detectives say the vehicle was seen in this alley that runs between the exxon station on georgia avenue and his home in silver spring. on friday it is truck was found in southeast, an apparent theft police believe is related to the killing. >> i was shocked. i cannot believe someone would want to kill a gentleman like this man. its thousands of students, family members, and friends paid their respects to the beloved shaw middle school principal if, police are asking for help in answering that question. abc 7 news reporting. >> police are describing -- not describing the vehicle, but was seen around 12:15 last thursday morning. anyone with information is asked to call police. 6:15 on this friday morning.

time for traffic and weather every 10 minutes. >> it's not foggy. >> we have a clear picture. we are heading northbound out of dale city. you can follow the delays with newschopper 7 from dale city to get across into proud one. no problems on route 1 headed to fort. springfield va on northbound 95 is moving at a decent pace up to seminary road. 270, moving very well between germantown and the beltway. no problems in and out of baltimore on 95. if metrorail and virginia railway express are on normal service. >> looks good outside right now. if this is a shot of the chesapeake bay, a pretty sunrise. -- this is a shot. they're headed out early under mainly clear skies.

we had a few showers overnight. that looks like a crabbing boat. that's a beautiful shot at chesapeake beach. it's 43 in manassas, 52 in the district. stephen city is 48. a pretty good day at a bus stop, partly cloudy, costs double for this time of year. temperatures in the mid 50's downtown. sunrise at 6:21. it's getting earlier and earlier. for the rest of the day it will be a mixture of sun and clouds. a pleasant day near 70 news at noon with the light northerly wind. there's an area of low pressure in the midsection of the country slowly pushing eastward. this effect will stick around for days. not just this weekend but into the early part of next week. this means manley gray skies tomorrow into sunday. a few light showers scattered off and on throughout the day saturday and may be thunderstorms on sunday.

mid-60s -- near 60 degrees tomorrow afternoon. 70 degrees on sunday. unsettled weather through the weekend and into the early part of next week. by wednesday that system will finally clear out and we will have a lot of sunshine. light showers off and on this weekend with a few thunderstorms. mainly gray skies. >> in today's economic reports, fresh signs that home sales on the rise. a major change for one brand of chewing gum. vinita nair has those stories and more. >> we begin your "money scope report." with a showdown over financial reform. senate democrats have set an initial vote for next monday on legislation to clamp down on the nation's bank, but republicans could block the start of formal debate as bipartisan negotiations continue. president obama made his case yesterday, calling for common- sense rules to prevent another financial crisis.

a report this morning is expected to show sales of new homes rose last month, rebounding from record low levels in february. a separate report yesterday showed sales of existing homes rose more than expected in march, jumping 7%. first-time buyers accounted for half the sales, thanks to the government $8,000 tax credit. a couple of technology giants are offering more evidence the economy may have turned a corner. for earnings of microsoft and amazon's source last quarter. microsoft posted bottom line jumped 39%. the newest version of windows helped. but the company's stock fell in extended trading. amazon's earnings jumped as consumers started spending more. the first time their worldwide sales of electronics and other general merchandise if surpassed sales of books, movies, and other media. wrigley's gum is scrapping the foil wrappers.

choosy trude, double mint, big red, and others will soon be wrapped in paper. that costs 13% less. it will keep 60 million -- the equivalent of 60 million cans a year out of the landfill. it will not affect the taste. coming up on good morning america, and i opening report on companies that i've promised to settle your debt. what are they really doing with your money? that is going to be on to "good morning america". i am vinita nair. >> its 54 degrees outside. >> the redskins have a brand new football player. a lot of people are excited. if they have made their picked. people say that this guy is a real animal. in everything you want to know about trent williams is ahead. >> and on "the oprah show", dakota fanning brings secrets from "twilight." at 4 log on abc 7.

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>> the washington redskins this select trent williams. offensive tackle, oklahoma. >> the fourth pick of the nfl draft is what the redskins used to select an offensive linemen, what everybody expected them to do. if trent williams is a standout blogger at the university of oklahoma, for protecting sam bradford, the no. 1 overall

draft pick. they believe that he will do the same for donovan mcnabb. >> what you did about protecting donovan mcnabb? >> it is an honor. he's a great quarterback. i have looked up to him a long time now. it's a dream come true. >> the redskins don't have any more picks until the fourth round, but they are still shopping a couple of players to trade, including four jason campbell. >> 7 is on your side with news about channing. we may now know while some people are addicted to artificial tanning. it's because of the need to socialize and the like and the desire to look good. they say these people could also show signs of substance abuse and anxiety. >> sometimes it pays to have your mom or dad worked at the white house. 200 kids of white house staffers got the chance to meet first lady michelle obama. this was bring your child to work day yesterday. they got a chance to ask

questions about what it's like to live in the white house and they also got a chance to see what few people have gotten to do, meet the first family dog. >> can you imagine? absolutely. >> another half-hour or good morning washington ahead. >> coming up, 11 people still missing. authorities along the gulf coast are bracing for a major environmental disaster now. we have a live report. >> district officials stop all charges against a teenager and make two new or arrests falling further investigation into the deadly southeast d.c. shooting. i will have more coming up in a live report. >> we have a close eye on the storm system aloft are west because it will cause an unsettled weekend. we'll talk about what that

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someone who was not actually involved to go down for it. >> treated, prosecutors backed off of the suspects in a deadly drive-by. police arrest two more. good morning, washington. it is 6:30 on this friday, april 23. i am pamela brown in for alison starling. >> i am doug mcelway. we will have more on that in a moment. first, check on traffic and weather. adam caskey, i hope we have a little sunshine for the weekend. >> that is possible, but it's not going to be a bright, sunny weekend off. very unsettled from a storm system that will slowly scrape through our backyard throughout the weekend and early part of next week. let's get to it. it's a comfortable start in the 40's for most of us, 46 in martinsburg and winchester. it's 55 in boewey.

grannis skies tomorrow. a few scattered light showers. -- gray skies tomorrow. thunderstorm possible sunday. >> last jump to the newschopper 7 view of the beltway in tysons. looks good. near route 7, looks good on the dulles toll road. on 66 there's a brief slowdown at centreville, that's normal. looks good inside the beltway, eastbound and westbound moving nicely. 95, there was a brief delay in woodbridge. more from newnewschopper 7 in a moment. >> we begin with the latest developments from the deadly shooting in southeast washington last month. prosecutors have dropped merge the charges -- dropped murder

charges against a 14-year-old suspect. he was not involved in the drive by. one man is still on the run. kathy park has the latest. >> good morning. authorities say they had the wrong person locked up ever since the march 30 shooting in southeast. they have dropped all 41 charges against 14-year-old malik carter. originally, investigators believed the teenager was linked to the crime after police found him in a nearby school moments after four suspects jumped out of the getaway van. after looking more closely at a fingerprint evidence, d.c. attorney general peter nickles cleared carter, saying that he was not involved in the drive-by shooting. he made the announcement also to protect the teenager from any sort of retribution. we learned that two additional arrests have been made. 22-year-old robert bost and 22- year-old lamar williams are facing multiple murder charges.

a search warrant has been issued for a third suspect. and fourth onemany familiy memby they are thrown off by these latest events. kathy park reporting. >> investigators are looking for suspects in a violent home invasion and the ducks and in district heights around 10:00 last night an apartment on atwood street. one or more armed men entered the apartment and abducted mann. they got away a black chrysler 300. the man remains missing. for another person in the home sustained a head injury during the incident. >> we are tracking the latest developments from the gulf coast. eleven workers are still missing after the massive oil rig explosion. now there are fears of a catastrophic environmental impact. it is completely submerged and hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil could be leaking into the

water. mike is in the satellite center with more. >> executives with british petroleum, which leases the oil rig, say they are doing everything they can to contain an oil spill. in recent years they've made safety and operational methods a priority after a deadly texas refinery accident and an oil spill in alaska. meanwhile the family of one of the missing workers became the first to sue the owners, alleging negligence. the oil rig burned more than 24 hours before sinking below the surface of the gulf of mexico. the families of the 11 missing crew members hope their rescue will happen. >> they may not have been able to evacuate. >> officials believe damage from the fire and explosion in addition to the weight of the water used to put out the flames sent the oil rig under. a sheen of oil surrounded the drilling rig even before it sank. >> we cannot say much at this

time. >> about 100 workers jumped into lifeboats or the gulf waters. as for the rescue mission, time is running out, but hope is not. >> just come home. that's all we want. >> more than 300,000 gallons of crude oil a day might be coming from the site. it also carried 700,000 gallons of diesel fuel. it's 42 miles off the coast. experts predict it could take four to five days to reach the coast line. >> thank you. the senate will hold a test vote on the financial reform bill early next week. senate majority leader harry reid has killed a vote for monday. he is not waiting for the result of a bipartisan negotiation. this comes as president obama urged wall street off to join the effort instead of fighting it. the new regulations will help

taxpayers and the financial sector, the president. montgomery county executive michael baggett -- ike leggett wants to double energy taxes and raise a cell phone taxes by more than 50%. he argues the ta -- he argued fe tax increases. >> new rules regarding how long you could be kept waiting on an airplane take effect next week on thursday. airlines will be banned from keeping passengers waiting on the tarmac longer than three hours. airlines could face fines of nearly $28,000 per passenger per violation. five airlines requested exemptions but were turned down. >> still ahead, health care overhaul hidden costs. we will have a closer look with mike allen. >> i remember the people that

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>> good morning, washington. >> it was an extra busy day here yesterday. it was a good take your child to work day. 6:40 a.m., comfortable, partly cloudy, temperatures in the 40's. i'd like to show you video and say hello to the kids of arlington science focus school. i answered a lot of questions for them yesterday. they had a lot of good questions. it is a science focus of school, so we really got into some of the things i spoke about. good morning to all of you at arlington sites focus school today. in terms of the weather, a nice day with high temperatures near 70 degrees, partly sunny. it will get unsettled. starting tomorrow, mainly in gray.

sunday, thunderstorms. 55 degrees right now at reagan national. into the early part of next week will have unsettled weather with off and on light rain. a good soaking for the garden for the next four days. >> as far as the beltway, interstate travel, looks good. uncomplicated in the district. i want to jump over to a couple of maps. route 4 and route 5 getting the green light through southeast. 95 in maryland looks fine as well as the baltimore national parkway. to low volume on southbound 270. moving nicely into hyattstown. near the american legion bridge looks fine. if looks good into tyson's. >> thank you. an exhibit celebrating the harlem's apollo theater opens today at the smithsonian american history museum. michael jackson's fedora, ella

fitzgerald's dress, and louis armstrong's trumpet, through august. many of the exhibits will be at the african-american museum of history and culture slated to open in 2015 on the national mall. >> a convenience store clerk really making it is the newest multimillionaire in missouri. chris shaw won the $268 million powerball jackpot. a quarter of a billion dollars. he had $30 in his bank account and a stack of bills in his wallet when he bought a $5 ticket at the store where he works. what's he going to do with the money? >> i'm going to pay off some debts first. that is the first thing. i have some electric bills if, gas bills, things like that. i'm a regular guy working paycheck to paycheck. >> you'll be able to pay a lot of bills with that money. he plans to have dental work done and he's going to do what a lot of xinxin athletes do after

winning, he's going to go to disney world. >> after that struggle he went through, that makes me happy. >> that really makes me happy. 6:43. 53 degrees. we will be right back.

>> you are watching abc 7's good morning washington. with doug mcelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, and lisa baden with traffic. this is good morning washington, on your side. >> in our top stories, prosecutors have dropped all charges against a 14-year-old

boy accused in taking part in last month's mass shooting in southeast d.c. where four people were killed. authorities have received new evidence that clears that teenager. they've made two more arrests in the case. crews rt to prevent a major environmental disaster after the burning of rig in the gulf of mmexico sank. it could send thousands of gallons of oil into the gulf of mexico every day. chances of the 11 missing workers surviving explosion from tuesday are slim. the coast guard is expected to call off the search. >> senior employees of the securities and exchange commission spent hours looking at pornography while there are supposed to be policing the financial system. the sec inspector general says most of the violations have occurred since the financial crisis began. the agency has not commented on the report. the washington redskins used their first draft pick to select oklahoma tackle trent

williams. he's the first offensive linemen to be drafted by the redskins in the first two rounds in a decade. he will be the cornerstone of its new offensive line, says the team. >> medusas for president obama'helpeds care plan -- mixed reviews. -- for president obama's healthcare plan. >> this is coming from the health and human services department report. >> people will be surprised by this. the president's health care bill is not going to save as much money as they told us it was. this report found that the medicare cuts that they said they would achieve, which is where most of the bill is paid for, are probably not realistic and cannot be achieved in the long run.

this is a reminder of what a big job the president has to sell health care reform before november. starting on may 1, a longtime democratic operative will be coming back to the white house to set up a plan across several agencies to sell health care, to help people know how to access benefits. >> this is troubling. this is the administrativon's on office. why did not find this out before the vote? >> actuaries went to work on the bill. we did know that the president's goal of controlling costs fell by the wayside for the other goal of increasing access. what the administration will tell you is they still think they're going to achieve more savings than they're getting credit for. and something that is true is held care costs were going up

anyway -- health care costs. >> they said the costs will go down over time. >> it underscores the fact that health care reform is not a magic bullet. we're not going to flip a switch and people are going to have better coverage. there is additional security for people, but not full security. >> ok. >> have a good weekend. >> you too. >> not a bad start to the day. normal temperatures for this time of year. but there is an area of low pressure in colorado. it will slowly move east. it's going to cause an unsettled weekend ahead of it and into the early part of next week. let's look outside. that's chesapeake beach. i've been watching his camera throughout the sunrise. a lot of boats have been setting out because its rockfish season. temperature is 59 in chesapeake

beach. at reagan national, 55 degrees. dewpoint of 41 over the district. 43 degrees in rockersville. 46 in manassas. 45 in stephen city. leesburg, 48. 48 in huntingtown, king george at 52 degrees. let's go to the bus stop forecast. partly cloudy. comfortable with light normally wind. the sun rose at 6:21. temperatures in the mid 40's or up to a low 50's. high-temperature near 70 degrees with a mixture of sun and clouds and light northerly winds at 5- 10 miles an hour. the weekend is when it becomes unsettled because of the slow- moving low pressure system. it's moving into our backyard from the east -- from the west. it does not look like it will leave our area until wednesday of next week.

it's not going to be raining all weekend, but we will have periods of off and on showers, cool tomorrow near 60. a little warmer on sunday. often on rain and may be heavier on sunday with a few thunderstorms. let's go back to lisa baden. >> of a crash on georgia avenue southbound before you get to the beltway. traffic is able to get through. they're looking at 270. i was hoping we would be able to see georgia ave. let's look at 395. northbound, looking at traffic near seminary rd., that's the normal back up. lanes are open up to the pentagon. a beautiful ride on 66. between 28 and route 50, moving nicely. no delays at the beltway, for the ♪

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>> the promised to settle your dad for pennies on the dollar, but charge big fees for their services. what do they do once they get your money? not much. startling news on those debt companies on abc. >> police have arrested two more

people in the connection to the mass shooting in southeast. >> police have dismissed all charges against a teenage suspect. >> authorities say they had the wrong person mopped up ever since the march 30 shooting. they have dropped all 41 charges against 14-year-old malik carter. originally, investigators believe the teenager was linked to the crime after police found him in a nearby school after four suspects jumped out of a getaway van. after looking at a single print evidence, d.c. attorney general peter nickles cleared carter, saying he was not involved in the drive by. he made the announcement also to protect the teenager from any retribution. we also learn to two additional arrests were made. 22-year-old robert bost and 22- year-old lamar williams are facing multiple murder charges. a search warrant has also been issued for a third suspect.

kathy park reporting, abc 7 news. >> now a last look at traffic and weather, let's start with lisa baden. >> southbound on georgia avenue and dennis avenue before the beltway there's a minor wreck. a police officer was blocking the right lane. georgia avenue southbound at dennis avenue. a minor delay. there in someone's front yard. that would cause a minor delay. no problems on 66. adam caskey, it looks dry outside? >> it is. partly sunny, near 70. the weekend is when it gets unsettled, starting tomorrow morning. off and on light rain. periods of rain saturday and sunday. thunderstorms on sunday and monday and tuesday. unsettled weather. a slow system moving through. but we need the rain. >> if that's going to do it for us.